He wasn’t busy, so why wasn’t he answering my calls Was he deliberately not A surprise was waiting for me when I walked out of the front door. A black
answering it I knew he didn’t have friends and would be alone in his suite after Audi was in the front yard. The butler opened the door for me, so I could see
work. the driver.
“Is there a problem, Miss Bailey Would you like me to go to his suite and give “What are you waiting for Hurry up and get in,” Blaze said impatiently.
him this phone” Kyle sincerely offered. My heart was beating rapidly, happy that the person I was expecting was right
“No. No need. Thank you,” I declined. before my eyes. I thanked the butler and then got into the car. I fastened my
I couldn’t ask him to do something that wasn’t his job. He’d been working all seatbelt before greeting him cheerfully, but he was silent.
day, and it was his break. Blaze would get angry if interrupted during his “I thought you weren’t coming,” I said, not hiding my surprise.
downtime because I would be mad if my assistant contacted me outside of “He’s still my father-in-law,” my husband replied coldly.
working hours. “And will always be your father-in-law,” I stated, giving him the signal that I
I decided to send a voice message through an app. “Blaze, I know you’re hold-
ing your phone. We need to talk, please answer my call. You didn’t mean it,
didn’t want the divorce. “Happy anniversary, honey.”
Blaze did not reply. Seeing his cold stare, I decided to keep quiet. His being
did you Today’s our first anniversary. H-how could you give me divorce pa- here with me was enough. I was sure we could talk about the misunder-
pers on our wedding anniversary” standing between us tonight, just like before. I had to focus on the event at
I tried to call him again, but he didn’t answer. I wanted to send another voice Dad’s house first.
message but canceled it. He might have a problem with his company or the In addition to keeping my feelings in check, I needed to keep his mood under
meeting earlier. I should have waited until he was ready to talk. control. I didn’t want him to be upset during the event. Throughout our mar-
My phone alarm vibrated in the morning for the umpteenth time, waking me riage, I never let anyone know we were quarreling. We were never fighting or
up. If it weren’t for today’s big event, I’d want to lie in bed all day. I was ex- arguing in public.
hausted after trying to sleep last night but to no avail. The guests had filled the side yard. My husband held my hand since I got out
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